Pulling-over machine.



R. F. yMGPEELY. PULLING-OVER MAGHINE. APPLIUATION rzLnD 001:12, 190s.

1,090,220, Patented Mar. 1?, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED OOTJZ, 1900V Lgfpjggm Patented Mar. 1'?, 1914 8 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WJ' NQGWM, P A @i R. I'. MUFEELY.

PULLING-OVER MACHINE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 001th, 190e.

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.RONALD F. MCFEELY, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSEUIS. iSSGii'Olft MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATISRSON. Nlii'W JERSEY.

rULLILNG-ovnn inner-trim.

11,090,220. Specification 01 Lctil'ifltu'r' Volent/eil ttor. it'. tpl-ii.

Application filed October 12. 1906. Serial No. i'iilfiniii.

To UU fle/mm. '/i muy con/fern l"i'.i1l.r, o eitixen ol'I the United Hinten", residing' nt Beverly, in the eountv oil liest-x :intl Uonn'nonWeillth oit'Mussneliusetts, have invented eer-tuin linin'oveinents in Pulling- ()Ver Mnehines. ol" whieh the 'following tle- Seription. in oonneelion with tho :ieeoinininying' flrmiings, iS n Speeiliention, like reti-.renee ehnrneters on the (lrnwingS intlifutinp; like parts in the several tieni-es.

This invention relates to machines for pulling hoot mul shoe uppersl over hints.

The innehine in whif'h the invention is herein lshown ns emhoilietl eomprises, unione' other nieehnnisnis7 nienmy l'or reeling' .1 lro'at :it the heel, menus for gripping the upper unil pulling|` it over the hint, menne tor ronting' the bottoni or sole of the hist nml sinle ingr the lnfzt Vinto the pulletl upper. ineens lor elnnipii'ig' the npper when the gripiiers re lease it; :Intl for presxinln' the erige portion of the upper over tho lnst bottoni in n position to he secured, nntl menns for insertinga tucks to seein-e the upper.

The improvements eontenil'ilnletl h y this invention have for their objects to enlise the ditleront meolinnismev to perform their sovernl functions liietter and to eope zito more perfectly in the operation of the nniehine as a. whole.

Ono feature, of the ,invention eonsists in ll, is found in prnetiee that in lusts ol tlitl'erent. styles the heel portions vary in shape and .in the inclination of the ext-,reine reni' end with relation to the foro part. lnasrnueh as the foro pnrt of the shoe is the portion most affected in the pulling-over operation it is desirable that the heel rest he so Apositioned that it muy firmly sustain (litlerent styles of lasts with their 'tore parts in npproxin'nltely the same angular position with relation to tho planes in which the sole rest und the gripljiers :iro located. As herein shown, the heel rest is lnovnloly Connected with its supporting moans for adjustment about :in axis extending transversely of the hist :intl npprrminmtely pnrfillel with the hint. bottom. Adi'nntngeously the heel rest muy lie positioned to form an nente angle with the pinne ol' the solo rest. ln sue-h po Sition it most etleetive: in upholding the heel enti ol the lust against the tendency which exist@ to n grenier o1' less extent for the .shoe to 'inlet-uni on the` toe einl riSine' :unl it:; heel enil iloeienilinn in response to the pull ot the gripper-s un- \\'nr lly on the lore pnrt oli the rllioe. l

'.lho s-:ole reet if; nrrnngijerl to lie engnn'eil lo' the innersole on the liotom ot the lit-1t for tleterniiningl the initinl ponilion olI the who@ with rolnlion to the pinne in whieh the ,f ripperoY nre loenleil :nel in whirl: hetl eilliirrip the upper when [her nre eloueil.l ruin ifi prociiletl in opernlirn Areinlion lo .zu :ii-ni olf the isolo rest enrrier tor moving;- the re t ti` sinh the lznit into the up'por :filler the .gripv pere` loire grouped the wine-1 olA the upper. n spring' nei-vine' to return he Sole rent to nornn'll 'position :il'ier lne operation ot the ezun.

ln neeorilnneo with another tonlure this invention, novel menne in inljustnhlli' iletnrlnininnj. pof-iitivelr. the nornml posiilion ol" the ooh: rest. :intl nlso the extent to whit-h llie heit i-hnll he nioi'eil l'or Sinking il into the upper. herein :iiiown lhiS menne eoniprisef; :in unyiehliin;` :niiur-it.- :ihle estoi` nrrnngetl `upon the :irin ol' lheunoli rest enrrier in position to engnge :i righ'. portion ol the ninohine when the rest ifs-ir its normal rniiietl position. y this eon- .Litruetion the possition in whioli the shoe nhnll he presented with relntion lo the. plnne ol the griiipers nniyi' llo neeurntelj; preileien niineil h5' the solo reni :nel there. ie' no lin-- bility thnl premiare oi the shoe nfiniusi the solo roi-il. before the gripper-:s nre elm-3mi will .wie reist., ili

oi proi'iilei for muso the Upper to he introrlnoml loo fsu* into the gripperrl .llir extent oi' the `:init-- ing' inoveu'uml. ol the honi enn also he iiirnw ntely tlelerminetl :nel relinhliY writ-ti eoriling to the reipiirenient; .of fliliwerrl. Shoes.

ln neem-rinfuse with :i very importent ien ture of this invention, ineens is proritletl tor simultaneously inerenoing or rliniiniiliinfr; the iloree with whieh the several grippers; n re netunlwl to pull the upper over the inet o.. that the strain upon the upper wi?! proy'lerlif' nilnpletl to the elnss: o2" sheer` ivf pnlletl over hy the nnirhine. or lo iin n of the leather olE n pnrtieulnr iioe. ln

ninehine herein shown, tho mofunnznt of i op'ernlinp, hurt* lor elonlng :intl nlilili ing gripper@n n: i,i'ielilingiji' eheeie .springs interposel between the ll (l .i/'iieli the operntinig liars ore eonnenlefi. :imi

the enne-s 'by 'hielt the intere .are iietniiteii.

y spring fr, see Fig. if).

.n rose,

laterally to the position of the shoe being supported and has been pressed backwardly against' the tension of springs 58 to bring said interlocking portions into engagement.

The sole rest, which comprises arms for engaging'- the fore part of the last bottom at a plurality of points and holding the last against upward movement during; the pulling-over operation7 is mounted in a carrier 120 pivoted upon a transverse shaft 301. r1`he carrier has an upwardly extending,- arm 12 provided with a roller Stud adapted to engage a cam 37S`upon the front end of the main shaft l), by which the carrier is rocked about the shaft 301 to actuate the sole rest for sinking theV last into the upper While the upper is held by the strippers. The' carrier is rocked in tie reverse direction by a lt is desirable to vary the extent to which the sole rest is rocked for sinkingn the last into the upper and for this purpose the arm 12 is extended vertically above the cam 378 and is provided with an adjustable stop lll adapted to engage the frame B of the machine when the cam occupies a position in which a low portion of its acting; face is presented to the arm 12. 'By adjusting thefstop lll the arm 1Q may be held in different positions with relation to the cam 378 and Will receive from said cam .movements of correspondingly differing extents for rocking the sole rest to sinh the last. ln presentiing` a shoe 'to' the machine it is held upwardly by the operator against the sole rest While the edges of'the upper are introduced into the grippers, and When the machine is started the prrippers close and are uplifted for pulling;- the upper about the last. lt is desirable that the sole rest present a firm abutment -against which the last shall be presented always in the same position With relation. to the grippers and which shall hold the last Afirml y against the pull of the grippers. To this end the stop 1l is made unyieldingso that it will rigidly hold the sole rest against displacement by pressure of the last aga-inst said rest. y

The gripper iii-echanisms are herein shown as arranged for engaging` the upper atl the opposite sides of the fore part of the shoe and also at the toe of the shoe. These gripper mechanisms may embody the cfmstruction disclosed in United States Let ters Patent No. 99ld, granted May 3l., 1910, on an application filed as a division of this application, or they may embody' any other construction suitable for use With the present improvements.

y The movement of the operating bars 68 for closing and uplifting` the grippers is yieldn inglyeffected in the machine herein shown through springs 150, 170 interposed between the levers 158, 154, to which the operating hars are connected, and the cams by which the levers are actuated. The initial tensions of the springs 150, 170 are determined by the devices 1119, 141, which confine the springs in position. lt is desirable, how ever, to adjust the tension of these springs, during the operation of the machine, in aocordance With the class of shoes being pulled over or with the quality of the leather of a particular shoe. To this end a notched Wedge loloclr 80 is interposed between the rear end of each of the gripper levers 153, 154 and the springslOa 170, a collar 32 being interposed between each spring and the coperatinfr Wedge block and formed to fit the notches in said block. The Wedge blocks are each connected by means of links 34 With the upper arm of a .lever 35 fulcrumed at 152 and extending. into position to be conveniently engaged by the operator While the ma chine is running, whereby the Wedge. blocks may be shifted forwardly or baclrwardly to increase or diminish the tension of the 4springs. Preferably the notches or seats are notches Whose locations correspon-d to one or more intermediate tensions. Preferably also each wedge bloclrfcoperating with each of the gripper springs, is connected to the same operating lever 35, whereby the tension of all the springs may be adjusted simultaneously. This const 'tion also enables the operator to shift the several Wedges for increasing or decreasing` the tension of the springs 150, 170, through which the upper is hold under strainafter the grippers have pulled it in. their automatic movements. .lt

vill be understood that there are three gripper mechanisms, one for the toe and one for each of the opposite sides', although the grippcrs mechanism and its operating lever and spring located on the right hand sidefof the machine are hidden in the side elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1. i

lhe devices for clamping` and holding,- the upper when the grippers release it and pressingl it into position to bc secured to the innersole, and the devices for supporting the last after the grippers release it and during the tack-driving operation, are carredby arms 29H22, shown in Figs. 1v and 5. The presser comprises a member lOvvhich is an* guiar or L-sha-ped in end elevation and haS on its horizontal arm a vertically inclined front face 42 and a plane lower face 4A. The front face of the depending arm of the presser is shaped to engage the side of the shoe. The rear face of said ,depending arm is formed to fit into a recess inthe side face of a block 18 having a groove 49 shapedto l lit and interlock with the rib on the shoulder 4:5. This connection between the presserand illthe bloei; perm' 1: the presser te move about an artis cizteiulii g' transversiarly oit the last and substantially parallel with the last bottom so that the presser may adapt itself te :flitt'erences :in the thickness oit' dili'crent pertions oi' the upper engaged by it and to the longitudinal curvature or spring of the portion ol the last bottom itself. 'vllie extent of this navement is limited liY a rib ilornied on the block and having' provided oppesitely inclined stop t'aces t7 adapted to be engaged by 'faces 50, on the dependingr member ot tl e presser. The presser is held :in the block by a pin 523 which extends from the block land axially through the, semi-cylimlrical e-ilu'nlffler of the presser. The pin is held in p ion by a lley or bolt 55. lhe block i8 lo which the presser is directly connected as above described is its-eli comiected by a cui-vial tongue and groove to the slide 597 whereby said. bloei; may have movement about a vertical axis extendim;r transversely ot the last and located adjacent to the trent face el? the depending member ot the presser. lhis movement enables the presser te adapt itself to the contour oitbe side ol the last. as illustrated in tali and dotted lines in Fig. Means is girovirled for holding,t the presser and bleek in in a norm-.il central position and ret-urninp; them to this position after each operation. means comprises a spring- L p press-:cil plunger 57 carried by the slide 59 and, having. av beveled end received in a rein the rear side of the bloei: 4:8, as shown in Fig. t?. 'The recess has inclined :faces co'- operatinp; with the ond .faces ot the plunger to .return and hold 'the bloclr 'in a central position. The slide 59 is movable in a transvers horizontal. 2euideway in the front end ot its carrying arm, as shown in Figs. t5 and. it. and is provided on its lower side with rack t `l adapted to enp'apjo a. pinion GO mounted in the arm and itselit engaging with .rack

vteeth on a. slide 82. The slide G2 carriesa last support; and is movable 1n the arm in a `e'uideuay which extends down- '.wari'lljy and outwardly from the region et the pr ser. These parts are so arranged that when. the carrying arm is moved toward the'last the presser will. by its inclined t'ace #l-EZ, engage the edge of the shoe, as shown in Fig'. 7, while the last support engages the side and lower face of the shoe. These eny5agements take place while the grippcrs are still holding` the upper, and after the upper has becomesecurely clamped between the inclined face. l? olg the presser and the last the grii'iijiers are released and the pressure ot said inclined iaee against the last Wedges the last dmvnwardly against the support 65. The .last moves in this direct-'ion until the pres-er can slide over the lastvbottom and torce the upper material into contact with the inner-sole in position to be secured.

The directions et relative movement of the last, presser, and support are indicated by arrows in Fig. 7 and the final position of these parts shown in Fig. G. A. spring (36 resists downward movement ol the last support and returns that support and the presser to their normal position when said parts are moved from engagement. Ywith the shoe.. It is sometimes Yfound that the relation of the innersole to the edge of the last such that the innersole is liable te be forced back from the edge of the last by pressure applied to the side of the shoe opposite the innersole. To avoid danger et the inner-sole being displaced inwardly on the last bottom by the action of the depending member ot' the presser said pressermay be formed as shown in Figs. G and lllfwitli a recess (S8 in the upper portion et said depending member. The horizontal member ot' the presser is preferably notched, as shown at 70, to permit the Securing tacks to be driven through it into the portion el upper held against the innersole by the presser.

In Figs. 'llland l5 is shown a modified construction in which the member 4.0 is formed in two parts, 41, lll, relatively movable rertically. are novideiil with cylindrical stems 1113 which slide in guideways in the front face of a member '15* which corresponds in function with the block t8 ot Figs. i), 12 and '13. The stems 43 are connected by an eoualizing lever 47 that compels them to move together, but in reverse directions. This construction permits the members A11 to adapt their position approximately to the contour et inclination of the portion ol the shoe bottom engaged by them.

The carrying, arms Q02 22o', which are formed as angle levers pivoted on studs 1G", 1S* depending from the machine frame, are actuated for moving the pressers and last supportsy toward and 'from the last by a yielding connection between the rear7 iu- Wardly projecting portions of said arms and a cam N33 on the driving shaft D. The rack bars i 24, springs N40, equalizer NN" connected by a stud N27 with the slide N35 which carries the stud N3 in position to be engaged by the cam N3 composingr this connection, fermno part el this invention and are, therefore, not herein more fully described. It is desirable to adiust the pressers and last supports with relation to the last into dilierent initial positions-as7 for example, to enable them to act with approximate uniformity upon lasts of different sizes or to increase the pressure ot said devices upon the work Jfor different kinds et slices. As herein shown the arms 20X, 22* are each formed in two4 parts a and Z). see Figs. l and 5. The parts a are carried by the inwardly projecting portions et the arms and extend To this ond the parts 4:1l

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foiiwe'dly beneath the pelis on which eie ee'riiefl the pessein incl las?J suppose. The pai'ts Z) effe provided- With depei'iing bolts c which extend through slo's in 'he pm'ze wherebg7 :said paris a snel o may 1oe secured in adjusted i'eleilzionu ln the use of the machine heel ies may, by loosening e clamping heli; l, he adjusted eoeoiclenee Wih ehe shape ol3 'elle style of lest to be usecl, and io preven flown Weed Llsplaeemen*u of the heel encl of *elle shoe, enel the sole fest may he adjusted by positioning the stop lll to cause "ehe com 378 to 'give the desired amount of movement to said sole rest :forA sinking" the les?J into the upper. VThe arms 20, 2:?,zl for the presses sind last supports are acljustel by rela-tively moving eheiiq peres o enel anni the epzings 150, 17()7 through which the .gi-ippers are opei'eted, aie seet the desired tension by inanipulning the lever 35 to position the wedge bloels 30. These adjustments having been mede, if neeesse'y, the shoe gie sented to the meohine by holding it egemst he sole i'es: end the heel ieeiJ Wish elle erige portion. of -lieuupper between 'die jews of' the gi'ippers. vl/Then the machine 1s stelledi` lie gx'i'ipners'olose enel grip ehe nppei and me eeen uphted to pull the upper, wheie. upo `The machine comes zo rese to give opinie tuniy foi' the opeffetoi io inspeej 'fthe shoe enel ii necessary 'izo manipulate the lever for loving *he wedges 3G to inoieese oi" deeieese elle pull of the giippers upon the upper. hen the machine is ifesert-ecl the'erfins 29% 255 are eoiieefl foimoinA pois inwaiflly 23o-weed elle lest and positioiif ing he presseis toelamp the uppei: against the edge of ehe lest. is the pzresseis come imo engagement with the "iiey imm 'about their veftieel and ho'izonzel axes io adept themselves io the contour-of ehe poo tions of Athe eclge o2 the lesreiigngeil lay them. llien the presses lieve Clamp-eel the upper the grippers ae automatically le leasecl and the last is forced slightly flownn Wardly by ehe inclined `zeeee oil the V,oiesseis to permit the pesseifs to i ehe lest bottoni for the n .s inio position to be secured. The" ieleeseo `ehe grippei's is in "practice el'ee'zed by he en- @agement of the inwardly moving Leekn .riving mechanisms with lille latches 20e. The tack drivers are eben operated 'eo imree the tacks iii-om the tool( holder 6G() into 'the upper and innersole, the techs passing through the notches 7G* in the presse-rs so' lie lest empf Having eziplejinecl ehe nature of the invention sind fully described, so much of e mee ohliie embodying ihe inventiones is neeem saiy eonipletev understandin@ of *ehein.*wenigeni l eleim as new and desire lio-A l. lin e machine of the class oleeeiihecl7 e,

oy Letters Patent. of the` Unitecl heel 'est supporteil foi' free lateral swing-im; 4 mevemeel and also eelyuslehle about en moe whioh emenfls iansvesely of thelasi; 'to he s'uppoieel and is loeeze ecleceniy io the enel `face of seiol lest subs'eoially midway olf the height-.of the rest, and ineens foi' seeming he rest in {lifteren-engular positions 2. e pulling-over machine, Ineens gmpping en upper to pull 1t overa los u e resi for ehe bottom of the lest, and e suppo''e for the heel .of the last constr'ueied end'fmfe ienpecl to he eolgusefl about en exis ioeeieo."

between iis upper enel lower edges into 'poeif tions or" different inclination loathe lirst mem tioned rest.,

3. ln e mashine for pulling :in upper evei e last, means for gripping the 'upper :it e

plurality of points in the length oi? the les@l and e suppoit for the heel of 'elle les' een; struceol and eirenge o loe eeljusecl en eine loeelzef het-.Ween its upper enel ioeler edges into posiions of ilii eenf, inelineiion "co he plane in which seid. gripping' ei'e loeste. A

y el. le pnllineeoyee machine; thek .nation with e, l ieiellyswingingg somo@ l rese,

e sugopoe eher I anale relative mi piovioleo Weth' memheits einen tothe: 1

inefloelzeil 'Wili ehe support for holdin@ the fest ageies, swinging mmmmeee;7 effe connection he'weenthe heel fes and ti) supper@ eiifenged to peijini; Jalie resi, o'h

shif'efl substantially pependiouler 'to ii," j

letei'zil moi/ememev 5 )le e ineehiee o the oless described, 'he'eo inelion wih e moi/ably supported sole resi, enel means :for actuating it to sinlf e lese iiio an upper, of means for femmine;

the sole fest 'io normal positioi'i, end adjustable ineens for posiiively liinitiiigthe return moieinent of the sole resi enel renflering the resi; unyielding to the piessure of the' egeinsi, it.

' 6. ln machine of the class deseribe, the oombine'fion ich e pivomlly supporte. sole met, e ez in, en :'iin on. 'the sole resi; having,

in the length ot the shoe, a movable rest against whieh the shoe ma) he in'iiisenteil it'or the engagement ol the grippers Vwith. the upper, means for roekiirn` sait'l rest, `with relation te the plane in which the grippingr means are lo lated, minus' lor returning the rest, to normal position, ancl an adjustable unyiehliim' stop tor (letux-mining the position to which the rest may be moved by said returning spring.

8. In a pulling-over machine, the conibinaliion with a plurality olt grippers :lor cngatrinn` an nppe.' at lillerent points in its length, a heel rest aml a sole rest. lfoi sup porting the shoe in operative relation to the grippers, a support 't'or the heel rest, and connections between the heel rest, aml snpport arranged to permit shittingr of the heel rest about. an axis' extendingtransversely of the shoe into tliil'erent Ishoe receiving' positions, ol means t'or aetilatinj.: the solo rest angular-ly with relation to the heel rest to sink the last into the upper, means for returning the sole rest to normal position, antl nnyiellliiigj, adjustable means l`or ileterinim ing the position to which the solo rest returned and tiring;` vits annular shoe, recasivingr position with relation to the heel rest.

.lftn a machine for worli'ing' an upper over a last. the combination with a plurality of yieldingly actuated grippers mechanisms, of meal under control oli the operato and atlaptetl lio fnljustment into tlit ferent. positions l'or simu'ltaneousl),1 raryinp' the torce with which the sere'al nrippers mechanisms shall be actuated. i

10. In a machine for working an upper ove a last, the combination 'with a plurality oli' grippers and actuating' mechanisms ineluding swings through which saiel. grippers are lifted topull the upper, anfl means 'for causing a rest in the machines: operation while. Vthe upper is helcl innle tension, ot` notclnal wet'1 for controlling the tension ot' sairl springs, antl means nmler ':ontrol oilt the ope ator fo adjusting saiil wedges while the upper is hehl under tension.

l'l. l'n a machine tor Yun'n'lcingl an upper over a last7 the combination with a plurality ot grippers for engagiupy the upper at flilferent points, aufl means 'tor automatically actuating the grripiiers to pull the upper, ot' means under control ot' the operator anal atlaptetl tor adjustment into ilitferent pnsitions 'for thereafter vhanginn simultaneously the pulling strain with which the upper is held by the seve'al gripper-S.

l2. In a. machine for working an upper over a, last, the eomlpiination with a rest Afor the last, grippers 'for engaging the upper at a plurality ot' points, aulonmtic means 'tor relatively moving` the rgrrippers amil last to strain the-` upper, antl manually controlled means whleh is adjustable to (lillerent positions for therealiter simultaneouslyY moving the several flippers nml the last relatively in the line ol strain to change the tension of the pulletl upper.

Ilfl. ln a machine ot thc class described, the combination with a presser, a, support therefor, and means l'or actuating the preszser, ot' connections between the presser anlfl its support coimtrurlml anil arranged to permit the, preseer to turn about an axis extending transversely ot the. last, in substantially lhe plane olf the laat bottom, and yielding means tor returning the presser t0 a normal position when it has been turned.

l-l. In a machine of the class tlc-scribed, the combination with a, presser, a support therefor, anil n1 fans 'for actuating the preasterA` nl. a Connection between the presser anil ils support, comprisingr an are-shapetl undercut guiding groove in one ot said parts, :intl a guiding rib on the other part shaped to [itin saiil `groove.

1,5. ln a machine oli' the claas described, the combination with a presser7 a support. therefor, a ml means 'lor at-tuating the presser, ol :uconneclion between the presser :nul its support, comprising an aroshapeel undercut guitliufg' groove in one oi said parts, a guidinga rib on the other part shaped to lit in said gioovepa lockingl pin for se curing the parts in .fissen'ibled relation, and means for fastening the pin in place.

lll. ln a machine et the class described; the combination with a presser having' a 'tace lor en gfaginol the sitle oli' the shoe alul a .falce lor engaging; the bottom ot` the Shoe', of a simport 'for the presser anil connection be tween the support azul pres-:ser ernistrurteil aml arrantgeil te permit the preaaer lo turn about a siihatantiallyv rerlieal axis parallel with the sitle o l' the lia-:t aml about a lnnfiicontal axis' exteiulinif transversely el" the last. substantially parallel with llu: last bottom.

l'. ln a pulling-MM' nnu'nine, the combination with f over a laat, aoil means movable in approxi- 1 mately the plane ol' the last lfmttnm into position 'for holding' the upper over the laatalil'er the ullinf operations, et :i support upon which zahl lmhline; means ie: arranged to turn abou! an axis eatentlini transveracly of the last to aclapt itself to the inclination oli the surlare. oi the worlt, and mans tu aetuate saiil holding; means towarel nml tron. the last` 1S. ln a pulling-over machine, the `combination with means t'or supporting a last, and means ll'or pullingl an upper over the last, of an onyiehlinnr presser havingV a vertically inelineil front lace, and means Afor actuating saiil presser laterally toward the last t0 ilamp the upper between said inclined 'face aml the eilte nl the last, :saitl presser being' mounteil l'or movement about nu axis exrippen-a l'or fnalliupj` an upper l :nhl :mhhnulgic mechanism. for causing the gifippuis 7n yihh'lingly 'pull Silnnlhlncnnly :imi li holdv under: tension the upper al up @asile :siiile nl lhey lust, :mil a f ingle lmnil lm'm :ili'nng'llil zii lh@ shle of the machine im' i \n;n;: .finienl, und coun-ol luy lh@ upuriihnf ilining' ilm hpwmiun of the :inlznnmlh nwulmnis-.zn lm gnwihinxcg the yielding tension :in plied in thv gjipphi's lysnifl mechanism.

,lh n, machine 'For Milling :i nppm' wil-1" L hist, fi Sole rest, means; for gihping thu hppm- :it :i pluizility of points in 'thu Vhfrufful'l. nl ihn "t, and mippoit'lfmf the l'ughl @if the his; i''niilzrn(steil und zn n.l'ighfl im lm pnsiinmil :it an moule angle to thu nimm nil? ills :ml-h msi; to prevent d own'vmml llisnlzii-huivnl: of the heel mid (ni tlm last.

32E. lun, nmchh'i@ ol the class flesici'ihcl, manille; im linilling hn upper @wir :i last, n sol@ rossi, and i mst shaped to embrace tlm hohl @nil oli' tho last und ulti-:ingml in he phfitionlaul in an acum angular icliilion to the plan@ nl' tho, solo mst :unl to cxlcniil ilnwnmiidly :mil forwardly untlhi the hchl @nifl ul the hist and thereby pifcvnn; flow wird displacement ol said heel und in 'rfv Spouse to @hh upward pull on the for@ part nii. the upper.

rui-owl of 'Lm msn in thi: Pnlmfnt (lll'icn.

1H- ln u, nmchine nl" the class deSCrihCl, nimm hn' pulling :in nppw uw n hist, n, sole iwi, unil n, hml l'vsl heli/'ing wings coi A ruht'- ml ln @mln-uve :in invmlml hwk, :1nd m'lzlngcil in lm pnilinnml in :l ilmvnii'inilly :1nd 1:01 waiiilly invlinwl iulailion lo tho solo rvst (i) l'whsl llun'nwnill lnrli'cnnnl;y 0l.' [his hicl cnil of thv limb in lifspnnsc ln l'hc npwnril pull on the lf'mi: parti nl.' the nppul'.

lill. lnl :l nianfhinu n'l lhc class, ilosuifihed, nimm; for pulling;- in lippm` nvm' n hlist, nn nhinnwnt 'l'm ungmging the 50h.: oit' the shoe if) waist lh@ pulling strain, und :l Pesi; shaped in en'xln'm'cc thv hvil cnil uil? the hist :1nd nclincfl 'lmfwm'illy :1nd (lmvnn'zuilly l'chiiive lo l'hv shun Soliz,

' ln tcsllimnny hereof lY hnva signunl my naine lo this spuciiirzltinn in Lhc prusencc of two snhacrihing witnisos.

RONALD ll. MCFEEI'JY.

uni'mi'" :imi insm'l, the wonlfl .Ji/Za mim /m 'www' fo vi/'lm :ind that Lhh raziid Letters lhitzhni fihonhl he rend with thi* correct/inn thmvin that the :une muy conform to the 

